Alex Put 'em Under Artificial Light For 14+ Hrs A Day And Try It--- Tho Many Will Not Lay This Way In The Bob White World, Some Will. Most Bobs Are Seasonal Breeders--- 1 Or 2 Clutches Per Year. 12-20 Or So Eggs Per Clutch Per Hen Is Average. The Season Will Start Very Late Spring And Again If You Get A 2nd Clutch In Very Late Summer/ Early Fall. As Far As Feed=== No Chicken Food, While Many Do Well On It Some Get Bowel Problems, And All Need More Protien Than Chicken Feed Provides For Optimum Health And Laying Ability--- Game Bird Feed Is Specifically Formulated For Them And Works Best--- Imo, The Higher The Proien The Better. The Only Feed I Use At This Time And Have Used For At Least A Year Is Purina Startrena Gamebird Starter 30% Protein. Thats All They Get For The Duration Of Their Lives Here And They Flourish On It!
Many Folks Will Say That They Are Fine On Chicken Feed--- Wrong. As I Said They Can Get Bowel Problems From It. And With Bobs They Are So Very Dependant On The Higher Protien For Max Egg Production. Quail In General Are Quite Finiky--- The Slightest Change Will Shut Down Egg Production--- Change To A Different Type Of Feed, A New Environment, Different Lights Etc... So They Can Be A Lil Tempermental About Their Environment. Also You May Want To Consider Seperating Them Into Smaller Groups--- Those 2 Boyz Are Goin To War When Mating Season Comes! I'd Seperate Them Into 1 Trio And 1 Pair And They Should Do Well Like That--- Small Wire Cages Work Well For These Smaller Groups Too
